Somedays

Album: single release only (2024)
Charted: 5
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Songfacts®:

  • Here, Sonny Fodera teams up with British DJ D.O.D and Irish singer-songwriter Jazzy for a vibrant house music single. "Somedays" merges Jazzy's soulful vocals with Fodera and D.O.D's forward-thinking drumbeats and uplifting piano melodies.
  • Jazzy sings of facing challenges, persevering and finding strength within herself to overcome them. It is her second collaboration with Sonny Fodera, following their 2023 song "Life Lesson" with Belters Only.
  • Sonny Fodera, D.O.D and Jazzy co-wrote "Somedays" with British singer-songwriter Clementine Douglas. who also lent her voice to Fodera's 2023 single, "Asking."
  • The music video is set against the backdrop of the Kent coastal resort of Margate. The town's quintessential British seaside charm captures the essence of a classic British summer, enhancing the song's uplifting vibe.
  • Margate is famous for its sandy beaches and iconic amusement park, Dreamland. Once a popular Victorian seaside resort, it has evolved into a vibrant hub of culture, art, and leisure. Here are some more musical links to the Kentish seaside resort.

    1. Squeeze's 1980 single "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)" was inspired by a childhood vacation vocalist Chris Difford had with his parents Margate.

    2. Chas & Dave's 1982 song "Margate" is the London duo's tribute to the coastal town.

    3. Part of the video for Lucy Rose's 2015 single "Our Eyes" was shot on a cold February's day on Margate's beach.

    4. The video for Foxes' 2015 single "Feet Don't Fail Me Now" was filmed in Margate.

    5. The title of The Pet Shop Boy's 2019 song "Dreamland" comes from Margate's Dreamland amusement park.

    6. The Libertines recorded their fourth album All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade at the Albion Rooms in Margate, a location owned by the band members.

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